Re: (idm) reagarding commercialism in general and idm
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Ben Coffer wrote:
quoted 6 lines In message <970109144738_239163954@emout02.mail.aol.com>,>
> In message <970109144738_239163954@emout02.mail.aol.com>,
> Humanerr0r@aol.com writes
> >music itself. You assemble a team of advertising executives, and they could
> >sell Aphex Twin's most violent and extreme track to the world's grandmothers,
> >as the world and society revolves around being told what to do through media.
sorry, i just don't agree....if it was that simple, then why haven't
they done it.....sure, the media has alot to do with such things, but
it's a combo of the media and having a product the masses want.
why do you think that god awfull ID4 movie was so big....big media push
combined with total formula that's easy to digest.......................
if the media was so powerfull, there would be no such thing as a one hit
wonder(jesus jones, emf, blah, blah, blah.....the fact that these bands
are of questionable merit shouldn't enter the equation; since lord knows
their record label pushed the hell out of that last Jesus Jones
album..........
Don't get me wrong, i know the media is a huge factor in deciding what
people like.......i just don't think it's that black and white.........
(Colombia or whoever sure spent a hell of a lot of dough on Living
Color, and where are they now?)
(and goodness knows people like crap just because Spin tells them too
(just check out the chemical brothers mailing list...oi vey!....but
i'll bet Guided By Voices list is mighty quiet!!)
just my thoughts.....
Brian
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